For the last several years, as I’ve tried to break into more “traditional” print syndication — I’ve had trouble with my established web–based publishing schedule. One editor suggested that I write a weekly horoscope that was generic enough to cover the whole period, that I leave out the references to timing. Of course, that presents a problem, and personally, I have difficulty with the accuracy at that. I write a Monday to Sunday column, covers the whole week. But an idea came up, during a deeply meditative state, I was wondering how well received a “weekend update” would be, say something that came out on Thursday?
I’ve got a lot of “bit fiddling” to so, but I might try that this week. There’s another problem I’m running into this week. I answer as much of the e-mail as is humanly possible. And I try to be direct, honest, and give a valid astrological answer to questions. And yes, details do matter, and yes, I try to answer, but this week, I have been besieged with questions that can’t be answered in a single line or two. And I’ve gotten a fair number of requests for rather detailed answers. Relationship questions, impact of the celestial events on a single chart, questions of that ilk. Then, the person writing in, wonders why I can’t pause in my schedule, calculate the chart, do an analysis, and then write up a response — for free.
Sounds pretty petty on my part, but if I stopped and did this for free for everyone, I’d be out of job. And I’ve discovered that free advice is worth every penny that was spent.
